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emeritum

UK/ɪˈmɛɹɪtəm/

emeritum noun: a bounty awarded to a soldier upon the completion of his term of service.

Noun

emeritum (plural emerita)

  1. (Ancient-Roman) A bounty awarded to a soldier upon the completion of his term of service.
    • At the expiration of the term of service, the soldiers received a bounty or donation in land or money, which was sometimes called emeritum; those who had served their time out being also called emeriti.1854, Johann Joachim Eschenburg, Manual of Classical Literature, page 275

Forms of emeritum

pluralemerita

Origin of emeritum

From the Latin ēmeritum (“a thing earned upon completion of a term of service”), a substantive use of the neuter singular form of ēmeritus (“earned, merited, having been earned; served, having done one’s service”), the perfect passive participle of ēmereō (“to earn, to merit”).

Questions about emeritum

What does emeritum mean?
Emeritum means a bounty awarded to a soldier upon the completion of his term of service.
What part of speech is emeritum?
Emeritum is a noun.
How do you pronounce emeritum?
Emeritum is pronounced /ɪˈmɛɹɪtəm/ (UK).
What is the plural of emeritum?
The plural of emeritum is emerita.

Words near emeritum in the dictionary

  1. emerita
  2. emeritae
  3. emeritate
  4. emerited
  5. emeriti
  6. emeritum
  7. emeritus
  8. emerituses
  9. emerize
  10. emerized
  11. emerizes

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